Questions about configuring, troubleshooting or using connections that one device uses to talk to another.
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Why browsers ignores /etc/hosts behind a SOCKS proxy?
My MacBook in office does not have internet access. So I set up an instant SOCKS Proxy over SSH to surf the web.
However, when I try to add an entry to /etc/hosts, the browser does not go to the site ...
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Why doesn't my VPN work with my new Mac?
I used Migration Assistant / Setup Assistant to copy everything from an old Mac to a new one, both running 10.8.4. My VPN connection uses the built-in OpenVPN client, via the Network pane in System ...
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How to block internet traffic of an application?
Little Snitch can block internet traffic of a particular app. Can I do something similar without (paying) Little Snitch?
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Determining currently used NIC on CLI
I do a lot of work on Virtual Machines, and have several scripts to help me configure them quickly. I could fully automate spinning up a headless VM, except that I need to know the IP of my host ...
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Can the Airport Express base station be extended?
I'm thinking of replacing my home router (an older D-Link box) with the latest gen Airport Express base station.
I currently have an older Airport Express unit (like this) that I want to use in ...
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Direct only RDP traffic through Cisco AnyConnect VPN
Is it possible, using Cisco AnyConnect VPN client, to pass only certain types of traffic / traffic over certain ports through the VPN, while the rest of the traffic goes through the normal network ...
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Is there a tool to auto-restore network shares?
I log on to my work VPN very infrequently. Whenever I do that, I have to painfully re-connect manually to all the network shares I use there.
Is there a tool (preferably with a UI) that can help me ...
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Web access via Ethernet broken but Airport to same router works fine
I've seen lots of questions asking what to do when Ethernet works and Wi-Fi doesn't, but I seem to have the opposite problem. System details are as follows:
2009 Mac Mini (Intel Core Duo)
OS X ...
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How to troubleshoot 802.11ac bandwidth problems
I have a new Macbook Air with 802.11ac, and a new Airport Extreme with 802.11ac. I'm trying to transfer a large file across my LAN (I have a network drive attached to network via wired ethernet).
If ...
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using OSX server in conjunction with Windows server
We have a mixed shop, about 60% windows and 40% mac. The Mac users use the Windows server for sharing files with all users and for access to the internet. I would like to have a mac server for ...
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can not connect to RTMP connection with my mac
I need to connect to this site for online lectures and before signing up there is a page which tests our connection after pressing START Button. The connections uses RTMP protocol. When I start the ...
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How to obtain the external IPv4 address via Terminal
I'm trying to figure out how to obtain my external IP (IPv4) via Terminal without connecting to a remote website or service.
Here's what I've found so far - these all use remote/external checking:
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How to use two internet connections independently
I have two internet connections, the one is high speed and I connect to through WiFi and the other is a slow PPPoE connection. I have a 5 gig cap for the WiFi connection and a 20 gig cap for the PPPoE ...
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Airport express and Airport utility
I moved and had to change my network.
After juggling for reconfiguring my airport express station, I found out it was impossible to connect to them, even after a factory reset : they just would NOT ...
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How to resolve netbios names with osx
Hi I'm new to osx and trying to resolve the netbios name of a windows machine. When I try to ping it I get the error cannot resolve hostname. When I use the command smbutil lookup %hostname% it will ...
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How to Assign Static IP Address to iPad?
I have been having a problem with the wifi connection on my iPad. After much research online, I have narrowed it down to an ip address lease renewal bug. The iPad drops connection when the ip address ...
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Confounded by permissions problem on NFS share
I'm setting up an NFS server (Ubuntu) to serve files to several Macs (10.7).
The way it's set up, I can log in from any Linux client and read/write over NFS exactly as expected. (I've set up ACL ...
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What Could Cause the Ethernet to not Connect to Internet, Yet Connect to Devices on Network
This has been my problem for about 6 months. On my 2011 MBP, if I connect a working ethernet cable to my ethernet port, it will either do nothing or my internet connection will die totally, even when ...
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how to access system files such as network libraries?
I am trying to find some algorithms about the implementation of network stack for Mac OS X, can I access the actual codes from the operating system itself.
Any suggestions are very much appreciated.
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VPN in OSX is ignoring the subnet mask from DHCP
We've set up a VPN in our office, and are having problems connecting the native VPN client in OSX.
Our DHCP subnet mask is 255.128.0.0, but when we check the connection in ifconfig it reports as ...
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Why is Safari ignoring my /etc/hosts file?
I added some domains to block (127.0.0.1 mydomain.com) to my /etc/hosts file and for some reason, Safari seems to be ignoring them. I have tried disabling Safari extensions, clearing the cache (sudo ...
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Capture files downloaded on network
I use mitmproxy on my Mac to capture my network requests: connecting my devices to this computer with proxy. However, an iPad app can download files (in-app download) without appearing in mitmproxy. ...
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Is there an app available from the App Store (iOS) to find out the LAN speed?
I'm trying to see if it would be worthwhile to upgrade my PC computer to a 5 GHz wireless adapter. The only device I own that is capable of using the 5 GHz band is my iPad. So, I'm trying to see if ...
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Mac lost internet connection on upload
I have a strange issue which is driving me crazy...When uploading files (in my case its to Flickr) after a few uploads my internet connection kinda fades away :S Cannot open any web page. It looks I ...
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Airport Express Base Stations as Bridge
I have two Apple A1264 Airport Express Base Stations. I acquired them from a client I did some work for awhile back who gave me some Apple hardware that he wasn't using anymore as payment since they ...
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Is there an iOS App for preserving the dns your computer points to when it switches networks?
I'm looking to do some mobile, mobile web development. When I switch networks using the Ubuntu Linux VM I am using to do this, I store my /etc/networking/interfaces and dnsmasq settings in a git ...
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Enforcing firewall (native or 3rd-party)
We're currently doing PCI compliance, and one of the requirements is that mobile devices that have access to systems involved in processing card data have personal firewall software installed which ...
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How to prevent sending of hostname via DHCP?
I am trying to prevent OS X from sending its hostname to the DHCP server. For example, in OpenSuse systems there is DHCLIENT_HOSTNAME_OPTION="AUTO".
I cannot find a similar option in OS X for this, ...
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Airport express with double NAT is super slow
We have a satellite modem which will hand out a single IP address via DHCP. We're unable to make changes to this modem. We want to share the network connection to a PC with ethernet and wirelessly to ...
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Sluggish performance with Airport gear on 5 GHz
I've a network that is powered by an Airport Extreme and extended by an Airport Express. My Airport Extreme broadcasts 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz channels separately.
2.4 GHz operates on channel 4 and 5 GHz ...
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TP LINK TLMR3420 prompts for password - Beginner [closed]
I recently purchased a TP LINK TLMR3420 router. I am using a Mac
First i plugged it, and then fixed the 3G USB modem.
After few LEDS went on i tried to select the network, and then i was prompts for ...
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Can someone help me with errors in my pf.conf file? OS 10.7
I keep getting errors about the order of my rules and that there are syntax errors in my pf.conf file, and after troubleshooting for days, I thought I'd ask for some help. Please take a look and let ...
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OS X Server network sync issues
I've been running an Open Directory environment for over a year now, and this issue has never, ever stopped plaguing my network. Users constantly have syncing errors, seemingly due to permissions ...
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“Connect” button greyed out in “Network” window
Under "System Preferences: Network", I have a VPN login. The "Server Address" and "Account Name" fields are filled in, and, in the "Authentication Settings" subwindow, so are the "Shared Secret" and ...
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Unable to use Airplay, Remote App, or wireless printing
I have a regular home wireless network. The only issue is that, apparently, I'm unable to do things which require device-to-device connectivity (Airplay, Remote App on iPhone, or wireless printing). ...
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I can't access apple.com from my Macbook
For some reason I cannot access apple.com from my MacBook since last week. Was Lion at that time, so I thought updating to Mountain might help, but no luck. Also a full reset and back to original ...
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Internet connection problem wifi working fine but unable to ping anything?
I just came to a different country and suddenly I am having strange issues with my macbook air 2012's wifi. It seems to detect the wifi networks without issue but refuses to load any webpages or ...
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Print from iPad without AirPrint or Wi-Fi
Consider the following configuration
I have a Wi-Fi iPad without 3G support.
I also have an HP printer that doesn't not have Wi-Fi capabilities.
My printer supports USB.
I am planning to buy a 3G ...
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location aware network drive mount?
At work we have a network drive (hosted on a windows server, mounted wirelessly via SMB) that is best if it is automounted.
The trouble is that this causes the system to pause when it tries to mount ...
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Traffic from an unknown process called Torque
I am seeing traffic from a process called torque at Library/Application Support/Torque.app/Contents/MacOS/Torque it is connecting to thousands of ip addresses.
After searching for a while all I can ...
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Is there a network usage utility that shows data usage by network connection
I use my Mountain Lion MacBook Air to connect to the internet using various methods. At home, I use my wired connection, which does not have a cap. Sometimes though, I connect via my iPad, which uses ...
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Aborted localhost http requests — how to troubleshoot?
I've got a webserver running on localhost (not the one built into OSX -- a different, proprietary webserver). I do most of my web app dev there, refreshing the browser to reload, etc. This has ...
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Networking an external hard drive
I want to buy a Seagate Backup Plus Desktop 4TB Thunderbolt drive, but I was wondering if it is possible to connect my external hard drive to a network. There are two options which might help:
we ...
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Connect to OSX via AFP over WAN with a Time Capsule on network?
I have a Time Capsule set up on my LAN to handle backups between my mom's computer and my computer.
Before we had the Time Capsule, I could connect remotely to a MacBook Pro that I set up as a server ...
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Possible to use OSX's built-in Cisco IPSec VPN on a custom port?
From my googling and personal experience, I've determined that OSX's IPSec is extremely hard to get working for some people. It turns out I'm one of those people.
Using what I believe are the correct ...
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What, precisely, does “reset network settings” do on an iPhone?
I use "internet sharing" on my Mac, but lately I've been having trouble connecting my iPhone 5 to the resulting WiFi network. I've read advice online to do Settings -> General -> Reset -> ...
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How to stop cifs volumes disconnecting
At work my Mac Pro (Mountain Lion 10.8.3) connects to several network shares (on a SAN which I use my AD credentials to authenticate to). I connect using cifs by going to the "Connect to server" ...
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Internet through Office Network Not Working on My Macbook Pro [closed]
Good afternoon (well it is here in Saudi Arabia),
I read the answer to the response "I cannot connect to internet but my MacBook Pro detects the network and my HP computer works fine on the same ...
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Why does the same computer appear multiple times on the network?
As can be seen below, the same computer shows up several times when I go to browse network. It only happens with this single laptop.
What causes this?
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FTP: active vs. passive, command line vs. browser
Here's a weird one for everyone. I'll use AskDifferent because my test bed is on a Mac, but I don't know that the underlying issue is specifically Mac.
My Mac is behind a NAT wall. Let's call my ...
